daedalus

See also: Daedalus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δαίδαλος (Daídalos), the mythological figure who crafted the waxen wings of Icarus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

daedalus (feminine daedala, neuter daedalum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. skillful, artfully constructed

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative daedalus daedala daedalum daedalī daedalae daedala
Genitive daedalī daedalae daedalī daedalōrum daedalārum daedalōrum
Dative daedalō daedalō daedalīs
Accusative daedalum daedalam daedalum daedalōs daedalās daedala
Ablative daedalō daedalā daedalō daedalīs
Vocative daedale daedala daedalum daedalī daedalae daedala

References
  • “daedalus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “daedalus”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎
  • “daedalus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “daedalus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
  • Langenscheidt Pocket Latin Dictionary. Berlin: Langenschedit, 1966.
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